Control Pane

A control pane is the drop site for App Builder controls. It is created by dropping a control pane icon on a main window, a custom dialog, or another pane. In the figure above, a control pane has been dropped on the top-left corner of a main window, in anticipation of resizing it to fill the entire canvas.

Examples of control panes used in building App Builder include the pane on which the three panes palettes reside on the App Builder primary window and the pane beneath the controls on each of the property editors.

Text Pane

A text pane is a multi-line text-entry area in the completed application. It is created by dropping a text pane icon on a main window, custom dialog, or another pane.

Examples of the use of text panes in building App Builder include the Initial Value field in the Text Pane property editor and the Help Text field in the Help Editor.

Draw Area Pane

A draw area pane is used as a drawing or display area in the completed application. It is created by dropping a draw area pane icon on a main window, custom dialog, or another pane.

Note the horizontal and vertical scroll bars, which enable you to view objects outside the current view area.

Examples of the use of draw area panes in building App Builder include the panes displaying modules and module objects in the Module Browser, and the pane displaying modules in the Project Organizer.

Term Pane

A term pane is a terminal emulation object which accepts user input and echoes standard output. It is created by dropping a term pane icon on a main window, custom dialog, or another pane.